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set on fire
Also, set fire to . Cause to ignite and burn, as in The drought and high wind combined to set the woods on fire . [c. 1400]
Cause to become excited, as in The music set the audience on fire . Also see catch fire ; set the world on fire .
Example Sentences
The home of a family with three children was set on fire in Coleraine.
Stones were thrown at the windows of a hotel in Newtownabbey and a car was set on fire in Hesketh Gardens in Belfast, which police are treating a racially motivated hate crime.
It was later targeted and set on fire.
The force said cars were stolen and set on fire, motorbikes were being ridden erratically and bricks were thrown at officers, while wheelie bins and cars were used to block off the road.
Businesses and homes were attacked and damaged and a number of vehicles were also set on fire in the area.
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